Efficacy of tacrolimus in the treatment of steroid refractory autoimmune hepatitis.

abstract：:Carcinoid metastases in the liver are typically solid, hypervascular lesions. We report 3 cases of cystic carcinoid tumors in the liver with radiographic findings. Two were metastatic from primary carcinoid tumors of the small intestine and one was not associated with any extra hepatic lesion at presentation or during...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Salamone L,McCarthy S,Salem RR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To evaluate the diagnostic yield of push enteroscopy in relation to indication and compare the yield in patients who had capsule endoscopy followed by push enteroscopy against capsule endoscopy naive patients. BACKGROUND:With the advent of capsule endoscopy the role of push enteroscopy needs to be reevaluated. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sidhu R,McAlindon ME,Kapur K,Hurlstone DP,Wheeldon MC,Sanders DS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 195 colonoscopies to determine whether procedure efficiency differed with the use of an intermediate-length (135 cm) colonoscope compared with a long (165 cm) colonoscope. The cecum was intubated with the 135-cm scope in 92.6% of procedures and with the 165-cm colonoscope in 96.8% of procedures (chi 2 meth...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Barthel J,Hinojosa T,Shah N

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been constant speculation about the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and colorectal neoplasia (CN); however, the published results are conflicting. The aims of this study are to conduct a systematic search, and assess the literature to determine the available evidence on the associatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Jinjuvadia R,Lohia P,Jinjuvadia C,Montoya S,Liangpunsakul S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized because of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Serum immunoelectrophoresis showed an absence of IgA and diminished levels of IgM and IgG. Radiological examination of the upper gut was suggestive of lymphoid nodular hyperplasia, a diagnosis confirmed by endoscopy and intestinal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Saffouri B,Mishriki Y,Bartolomeo RS,Fuchs B

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantitative information is scarce with regard to guidelines for currently prescribed medications for constipation. Furthermore, these guidelines do not reflect the differences in the number of bowel movements caused by each drug. GOALS:In this study, we used a model-based meta-analysis to quantitatively es...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Zhang Y,Yin F,Xu L,Li YF,Chen JC,Liu HX,Zheng QS,Li LJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has been characterized as having an autoimmune background. We studied the presence of immune interferon in the sera of a small number of patients with IBD. Antiviral activity was detectable in the sera of our patients with well-controlled IBD but it was mainly weak-positive (50% inhib...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Christodoulopoulou G,Havredaki M,Christodoulopoulos J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to define the risk of bleeding after percutaneous aspiration liver biopsy in patients with low platelet counts but otherwise normal clotting factors. Eighty-seven patients underwent liver biopsy using the Menghini 1-second technique with either a 1.6-mm or a 1.2-mm needle. Bleeding occurred in three out of 1...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sharma P,McDonald GB,Banaji M

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopericarditis is a rare but important manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease. It can be the sole or one of several extracolonic manifestations of either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Because of the therapeutic implications, we report a patient with ulcerative colitis associated with myopericarditis, wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Becker SA,Wishnitzer R,Botwin S,Eliraz A,Bass DD

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its frequency, ulcerative proctosigmoiditis is poorly recognized and its prognosis is not well understood. This study reviews experience at the Cleveland Clinic from 1960 through 1972, with a 97% follow-up. A total of 359 patients with a diagnosis of ulcerative proctosigmoiditis were followed for a mean of 11 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Farmer RG

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease (CeD) is a systemic disease with manifestations not limited to small intestine. The data on association between CeD and infertility is contradictory. There are no recommendations for the screening of female patients with infertility for CeD. AIM:We conducted a meta-analysis to find out whethe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Singh P,Arora S,Lal S,Strand TA,Makharia GK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is a complex barrier between the thoracic and abdominal luminal gut compartments, comprised primarily of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and crural diaphragm. Although closed at rest, the EGJ relaxes to allow antegrade bolus transit and retrograde venting of air. Abnormal relaxa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Rogers BD,Gyawali CP

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycosphingolipid (GSL) compositions of the human, rabbit, and rat gastric mucosa were studied and compared. In neutral GSLs, although GalCer was the most abundant component in every tissue examined, species-specific differences were clearly observed in their composition. Acidic GSLs were composed of sulfatides an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Natomi H,Sugano K,Takaku F,Iwamori M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 23 patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and five patients with linear-IgA bullous dermatosis (BD), we evaluated the occurrence of histologic jejunal changes and small-bowel function abnormalities. None of the patients showed clinical signs or symptoms of malabsorption. Morphological jejunal changes consisten...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： deFranchis R,Primignani M,Cipolla M,Vecchi M,Agape D,Monti M,Berti E,Zuccato E,Mussini E

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single technological advancement that Bravo pH monitoring offers over conventional pH monitoring is the elimination of the transnasal catheter. This was not a trivial advance in terms of technologic achievement. Development of a delivery system that could temporarily place a wireless capsule on the esophageal muco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Pandolfino JE,Kwiatek MA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional imaging is frequently used in the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts, but there can be overlap in radiographic appearance. We present a case of a patient with presumed intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) who was ultimately found to have a serous cystadenoma in communication with the pancreatic du...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Berman L,Mitchell KA,Israel G,Salem RR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man developed leg edema, marked hypoalbuminemia, and proteinuria. Subsequent renal biopsy revealed a diffuse membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and, on electron microscopy, typical electron-dense deposits characteristic of an immune complex pathogenesis. Although protein wasting might have readily ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Scholey J,Freeman HJ

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old boy presented with sexual precocity secondary to a hormone-producing hepatoblastoma. The tumor demonstrated an aggressive histologic pattern and stained immunohistochemically for alpha-fetoprotein and beta-subunit human chorionic gonadotrophin. After a successful liver transplant these tumor markers were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Heimann A,White PF,Riely CA,Ritchey AK,Flye MW,Barwick KW

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A spontaneous intramural esophagogastric hematoma developed in a patient with hemophilia A. The hematoma did not resolve after antihemophiliac factor replacement but ruptured into the stomach causing massive gastrointestinal bleeding. The associated enlarged right tracheobronchial gland and the histopathological findi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Intragumtornchai T,Israsena S,Benjacholamard V,Lerdlum S,Benjavongkulchai S

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although our current understanding is limited, epidemiologic investigation of Crohn's disease holds great promise. Certain aspects of the epidemiology are clear. The incidence of Crohn's disease, which has increased over the past few decades, may have reached a plateau. The disease has its peak onset in early life, wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Sandler RS,Golden AL

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is commonly accepted as a risk factor for gastric ulcer; however, there is little published evidence linking aspirin consumption to duodenal ulcer. The effect of 1 g of aspirin per day on site-specific ulcer hospitalizations was examined using data from a 3-year randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled tri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kurata JH,Abbey DE

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sclerosing cholangitis may be a cause of refractory pain in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. We performed celiac plexus block in three such patients with sever pain from sclerosing cholangitis and a poor response to conventional analgesia. The pain had been centered in the epigastrium and/or up...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Collazos J,Mayo J,Martínez E,Callejo A,Blanco I

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal failure (IF) is a state in which the nutritional demands are not met by the gastrointestinal absorptive surface. A majority of IF cases are associated with short-bowel syndrome, which is a result of malabsorption after significant intestinal resection for numerous reasons, some of which include Crohn's dise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Bharadwaj S,Tandon P,Meka K,Rivas JM,Jevenn A,Kuo NT,Steiger E

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:To determine the long-term efficacy of endoluminal gastroplication (ELGP) and the most effective plication configuration. BACKGROUND:Endoluminal gastroplication is an intriguing therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease. We conducted a retrospective review of a prospective experience of patient cohorts compari...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Davis RE,Iqbal A,Gerhardt JD,Welch RA,Turaga K,Tierney B,Haider M,Filipi CJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MUC1-glycoprotein is expressed at low levels and in fully glycosylated form on epithelial cells. Inflammation causes MUC1 overexpression and hypoglycosylation. We hypothesized that overexpression of hypoglycosylated MUC1 would be found in postoperative Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence and could be considered ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hashash JG,Beatty PL,Critelli K,Hartman DJ,Regueiro M,Tamim H,Regueiro MD,Binion DG,Finn OJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation therapy directed at the abdomen may damage the digestive tract, the type and extent of injury depending on the dose of the radiation and the radiation sensitivity of the gut. Characteristic early changes are manifest in the mucosa of the gut: for later ulceration, changes in the collagen tissues and particul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Novak JM,Collins JT,Donowitz M,Farman J,Sheahan DG,Spiro HM

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article emphasizes and reviews the premise that because the pathogenesis of acute gastric mucosal injury is multifactorial, several protective mechanisms should also be considered in analyzing gastric mucosal defense. The first part of the article reviews the pathogenesis of acute gastric mucosal injury by major ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Szabo S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The standard of care for managing pancreaticobiliary disease in altered Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients is laparoscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (LA-ERCP), but is limited by cost and adverse events. Recently a minimally invasive, completely endoscopic approach using e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Kedia P,Tarnasky PR,Nieto J,Steele SL,Siddiqui A,Xu MM,Tyberg A,Gaidhane M,Kahaleh M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In up to 10% to 20% of colonoscopies, complete intubation of the colon may be considerably difficult. A principal cause of difficulty is looping of the endoscope shaft in a floppy, often tortuous segment of the colon that typically happens in the sigmoid colon. Also, if looping is not recognized and the scope is advan...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Hawari R,Pasricha PJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed retrospectively the characteristics of 87 patients with ulcerative colitis seen in a tertiary care center in north India. Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed on the basis of clinical features, sigmoidoscopy, rectal biopsy, and exclusion of microbiological causes of colitis. Severe clinical disease was seen in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical gastroenterology

authors： Duphare H,Misra SC,Patnaik PK,Mathur M,Tandon RK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00